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2018 has been one strange year filled with conspiracies, farewell tours, and a few bold statements. While we’ve shared a few of our favorite concerts, as well as Bram’s, Zach’s, Matt’s, Jeff’s, Josh’s, Joe’s, and Zenae’s favorite metal albums of 2018; it’s now time to reveal our top ten shocking moments of the year, which […]

Last Tuesday (14th), Huntress vocalist Jill Janus has tragically passed away from suicide. While many have been paying their tributes to the late singer, a public memorial has been announced. This Friday (24th), a public celebration of the life of Janus will be held at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, CA. Read […]

It was November 24, 2013. The venue wasn’t nearly filled yet, but quickly a relatively new band hits the stage. I’d never seen them before but here they were in Philadelphia, opening for Lamb of God and Testament at the Electric Factory. While my academic life and my metal life sometimes (but not all that […]

We are devastated to hear that Huntress singer Jill Janus has passed away from suicide. She was 43. The band confirmed their singer’s passing in a Facebook post: “It is with crushed hearts that we announce that Jill Janus—frontwoman for the California heavy metal band Huntress—passed away on Tuesday, August 14. A long-time sufferer of […]

There are times when we want to remove ourselves from social media. Hell, there are times where we want to unplug from the entire internet. We can’t though, because we’re a website. Huntress vocalist Jill Janus, however, has decided to retire from social media all together in order to “enjoy a real life away from […]

It seems like every time Huntress frontwoman, Jill Janus, makes the headlines on the news, it’s for something bizarre happening. Janus has been victim of internet trolls for quite some, even stating them as a reasons she “quit” the band a few months ago (rejoining them a few hours after). This time around, she took […]

What a difference a few hours makes. Earlier today, Huntress vocalist Jill Janus released a since-deleted statement on the band’s Facebook page stating that they were done. “I’m packing it up,” she stated. It appeared to have taken many by surprise, including her band, and just recently, guitarist Blake Meahl took to the band’s page to state […]

Today Huntress’ third album, Static, was released. Next week, they’ll be taking to the high seas on the Motorboat Cruise alongside Lemmy, who co-wrote the charming “I Want to Fuck You to Death” on their last album. To commemorate their album’s release, the band have unveiled a video for the album’s opener, “Sorrow.” The video, […]

It’s been a few years since we’ve heard from Huntress, but the band, led by Jill Janus, have announced that their third album, Static, will be released on Napalm Records on September 25. The California band recorded the album with Paul Fig (Alice in Chains, Deftones, Trivium) and Fireball Ministry guitarist Jim Rota. The album, their third, […]

The second annual Motorhead Motorboat cruise is happening, so it’s about time someone got motorboated, right? Huntress frontwoman Jill Janus gamely accepted the challenge that no one offered, and motorboated a Suicide Girls friend of hers, Moxi Suicide, on her Instagram account. In addition to Huntress joining the cruise, Motorhead, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed and […]

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Guitarist Nita Strauss is currently touring across the U.S in support of her debut full length effort Controlled Chaos, which was released late last year via Sumerian Records. Today (14th), the guitarist unveiled a live music video for the song “Mariana Trench.” Check out the clip below:

Mogwai have announced a string of U.S summer tour dates with special guests Papa M. The trek kicks off on August 19th in Phoenix, AZ and runs through August 29th in Sacramento, CA. Tickets go on sale this Friday (17th) at 10AM local time. Tour Dates: 08/19 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 08/20 Albuquerque, NM […]

On April 28th, Sepultura’s planned show in Beirut, Lebanon was cancelled as Lebanese authorities denied the band access accusing the group for “insulting Christianity” and being “devil worshipers.” As frustrating and unfortunate this was for both the band and their fans, Sepultura decided to livestream their show in Dubai earlier this month on the 2nd […]

Powerman 5000 will embark on a U.S tour next month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their sophomore effort Tonight The Stars Revolt! The trek is scheduled to kick off on June 12th in Colorado Springs, CO and will run through July 5th in Lubbock, TX. Check out the tour dates below: 06/12 Colorado Springs, […]

The Claypool Lennon Delirium, the project featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, have embarked on their Spring North American trek last week. The trek kicked off with a legendary surprise on April 10th at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario as the group invited Rush bassist Geddy Lee on stage. Lee teamed […]